The West Karbi Anglong district is a new district formed out of the existing Karbi Anglong District of Assam in 2016. Hamren is the headquarter of the newly formed district. The district is a part of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Diphu and it is administered according to the Sixth Scheduled of the Indian Constitution.
Karbis form the majority of the population. Karbi language is widely spoken in the district. English, Assamese and Hindi are the other languages that are spoken in the district. The district is inhibited by many tribes, Karbi being the majority, along with Tiwa, Lalung, Garo, Bodo and other tribes and communities.
The district headquarter is connected by road. Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Transport buses ply at regular interval from the district headquarter to important places like Guwahati, Diphu, Lanka and Hojai. Also one Meghalaya Transport run regularly to and fro from Hamren to Jowai. The nearest railway station is at Hojai, 47 km away from Hamren.
Church Of God English High School, HamrenDesciples English Academy, SatgaonDevine Spark Acedamy, Harlongjuve, HamrenDon Bosco Higher Secondary School, Sojong, DonkamukamDon Bosco Higher Secondary School, UmswaiDon Bosco High School, AmkachiDon Bosco High School, HamrenDon Bosco High School, JengkhaDon Bosco School, BaithalangsoDon Bosco School, KheroniDon Bosco School, SatgaonEdenbari English High School,BaithalangsoGirls' High School, HamrenHamren Government Higher Secondary School, HamrenHill View Acedamy,HamrenHoly Child School, Ghelani, DongkamukamJawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, BaithalangsoJirsong English High School, Harlongjuve, HamrenKheroni Kopili CollegeKheroni P.V.N High SchoolLangtuk Teron Memorial School, Tengkara Langso, DonkamukamPresbyterian Mission School, New Market, HamrenRangsina College, DongkamukamResidential English High School, HamrenRongkarbi English High School, HamrenSemson Singh Ingti College, BoithalangsoSeventh Day Adventist Mission School, TenkeralangsoSingmirjeng Longmirjeng Academy, DonkamokamThongnokbe Hindi High SchoolWaisong College, HamrenNotable town and place of interest
BaithalangsoBichikriBorgaonDiyungmukhDonkamokamHamrenHawaipurJengkhaKhanduliKheroniKokaMailooTika Evergreen HillsUmpanaiUmswaiVoksong.Zirikengding
